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Young V&A’s first designer, Clara Chu, In this latest episode of Designed for Life, you get to meet the Young V&A’s first designer in ‘The Shed’, Clara Chu. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Amazon Music The Young V&A opened its doors on Saturday, 1 July 2023. Young V&A is a powerhouse of creativity for the young, from infants to early teens. It is a national museum dedicated to children and young people, a place to imagine, play, create, debate and design for tomorrow.Clara is the...
Timetabling D&T , Andy Mitchell explores the importance of good timetabling for design and technology Importance and context Recent posts in social media have included requests made by Subject Leaders, asking for examples of timetabling models used in colleagues’ schools. It takes me back to when I engaged in the annual process of timetabling D&T in a large comprehensive school at which I worked. Obviously no two schools are the same and there are many variables to consider, such as number/type of specialist rooms, available specialist teachers, time allocation...
Editorial for Designing Magazine 2019 - issue 113, With the GCSE Non-Examined Assessment (NEA) and written examination now done and dusted, this feels like an opportune time to commit this to paper. It was clear when I took up this post that there was a considerable challenge associated with the position. The subject has battled resolutely against many external pressures imposed upon it and leading the continued push to gain acceptance of the subject within the school system was essential. Over my time in education I have led three departments, went on...
Vice Dean for Social Responsibility, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Lynne Bianchi, In this episode, we are delighted to be joined by Dr Lynne Bianchi. Lynne is Vice Dean for Social Responsibility, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Director of the Science & Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub & Senior Lecturer at Manchester University. A staunch advocate of STEM and vocational education, we track Lynne's journey from her school days, which did not pass without challenge, to her current role at Manchester University and how this came to her through a slightly unorthodox process....
Skills for Planet: upskilling one million designers in green design skills by 2030, We’re proud and delighted that the Design & Technology Association was one of the partners who worked closely with our friends and colleagues at the Design Council to help produce this important paper: Skills for Planet is a national initiative from the Design Council, on a bold mission to upskill one million designers in green design skills by 2030. Design shapes the world we live in – and right now, it’s shaping our future. With growing demand for environmentally responsible...
Lindsey Coates, I am an experienced DT Technician. I specialise in Resistant Materials, although I have also supported Food Technology, Textiles, Graphics and Electronics. I use and maintain all the departmental machinery, take the lead in the operation of CNC machines, and support classes as needed. I am a risk averse facilitator, by which I mean I believe we should get things done, but safely. I am a Registered Design & Technology Health & Safety Consultant with the Design & Technology Association, and able to provide D&TA...
Matthew Bury, Matthew Bury is a researcher and consultant, health & safety trainer, formerly a Senior Lecturer in Education, Middlesex University, programme leader for PGCE Design & Technology, also contributed to MA Teaching, BA Product Design & Engineering, and a moderator for the Graduate Teacher Programme. He holds an MSc in Occupational Health & Safety. Prior to this he was Head of 3 Design & Technology departments in London, Essex and Hertfordshire and taught D&T, ICT, Science and Art. During this time he developed an industrial placement programme for A Level students
Jim Green, Jim Green is a registered Design and Technology/Health and Safety Consultant and provides training for teachers to achieve BS4163:2021.Jim has 36 years of experience from working both as a teacher and managing teacher in leading UK secondary schools and is currently a Partnership Lecturer for Roehampton University. He has consulted and written for independent projects including the Nuffield Design and Technology Project , and the BBC's online Bitesize program and Techno Making It television series.Having worked the last 6 years as the Assistant Headteacher for Tolworth Girls School in...
Vice Chair of Trustees, Matt McLain, Matt is teacher educator at Liverpool John Moores University, where he leads secondary initial teacher education, having led the design and technology postgraduate route beforehand. Before becoming a teacher educator, he taught design and technology in the Greater Merseyside area for eleven years, as a subject leader, lead practitioner and advanced skills teacher; working with teachers at a local and national level. Matt has been an active member of the Design and Technology Association since joining in the 1990s. Recently he helped to develop of the subject content for...
What is D&T in primary schools and why is it important?, What is Primary Design and Technology? Are you really teaching D&T? View this video, the first of a number for Primary members. Design and Technology education involves two important elements - learning about the designed and made world and how things work, and learning to design and make functional products for particular purposes and users. Children acquire and apply knowledge and understanding of materials and components, mechanisms and control systems, structures,...
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